We have just over two weeks to pass Prop 50. And when we do, it will send a message of hope across the country, that change is possible if we do the work. So, let’s get to it. linktr.ee/cadem

Putin says he will never bow to US but concedes sanctions may cause ‘some losses’

Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 80th day out of the last 92. The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown. It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202... Mad King Donald I rolled over the log. How many of these nuts has he freed? One thing: these religious people did not flood from Europe to America as he states, they were religious extremists that fled Europe to keep from being locked up or burned at the stake

Inside the Hermitage, the winter palace where Tsar Nicholas II and his family lived before they were executed—in a country where Russians were starving.

Merkley: "What we've seen is that democracies no longer die bc men w/guns go in and take it over. Instead, it's electeds who erode the separation of power. If you have a rubber-stamp Congress & courts that deliver more power to the executive, suddenly you have an authoritarian state. It's here now."

NEW: A former red-state chief election official who has falsely claimed the CIA stole the 2020 contest is playing a key role in the conspiracy theory-fueled effort by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate the vote. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Yes, what the fuck???

Today the NYT gave twice as much space in print to Munich’s Oktoberfest as it did to the USA’s No Kings marches this weekend.

Chris Murphy: "There's a lot of history that has taken place in the East Wing & it was just destroyed without any conversation in the public, without any consent of Congress. It's absolutely illegal. That visual is powerful b/c you're watching destruction of the rule of law as those walls come down"

No words needed.

VISUALIZE FREEDOM VISUALIZE DEMOCRACY VISUALIZE EQUALITY VISUALIZE JUSTICE VISUALIZE REVOLT!

Maybe this is obvious to everyone but…why does the White House need a ballroom? It has enough space for state dinners, no? Is this for dances? Weddings? Storing classified documents? Just confused so the reason would be helpful thx

Soybean farmer: There are zero sales of this crop that is now being harvested, and that's alarming for our industry. It's really hard to take your biggest customer and just snap your fingers and replace it. Our farm will lose well over $100,000 on our soybean crop alone this year

While she's normally aggressive with the media, Karoline Leavitt took things to a new level when she levied a playground-level response at a reporter. I react to the "Your Mom" comment and explain exactly what type of person Leavitt is. Watch here: youtu.be/SHf4PWBZ8rI

Trump’s most loyal voting block, farmers, are not onboard with his latest betrayal, and they’re starting to speak out about his plan to artificially lower beef prices by importing beef from Argentina.

an FBI official says the alleged NBA gambling ring involves the "Toronto Rangers" (not a real team), which doesn't exactly inspire confidence in the quality of their investigation

ICE Agents Can Be Arrested Over Unlawful Actions, Chicago Judge Rules www.newsweek.com/ice-agents-c...

Breaking: The Supreme Court is now officially considering taking up a case overturning same-sex marriage. This is the first time in history the court has considered rolling back this right.

Things like this keep happening.

BREAKING: Letitia James has announced a Government portal for Videos and images of ICE Agents who may have committed crimes. Please Use it and SHARE! ag.ny.gov/federal-acti...

It's a little ironic that the $230 million is just about the amount needed for the ballroom that taxpayers aren't paying a penny of and only donors are paying. Yeah? Weird coincidence.

NEWS --> Reps Jamie Raskin and Robert Garcia formally demand all internal WH-DOJ communications on Trump's corrupt DOJ shakedown, calling it a "blatantly illegal and unconstitutional effort to steal $230 million from the American people." We reported first that this was coming (see below). Letter: